Interesting blog from Watch Your MP - The Watchman - Shahid Malik is now trying to claim his faith gives him an excuse.
Philip Mawer, Gordon Browns adviser on ministerial interests said "I understand the point Mr Malik makes about the influence on him of religious and cultural norms in the Muslim community relating to payments made in cash, but the absence of a rental agreement and of receipts meant that he was left without a clear audit trail to show the payments he had made." And that was, “unfortunate”
From The Watchman blog.
It could of course apply to other shonky businessmen too, of all persuasions and none - the latest issue of a magazine which appears regularly at work warns newsagents to be on their guard over minimum wage laws and other legal issues. Religious and cultural norms, my arse - classic evasion of responsibilities from people who ought to know how to manage their affairs, more like.
How much more crass can this get?!
